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Reserve Update Wednesday 14th December
A cracking start to the morning with flights of curlew and barnacle geese illuminated by a stunning sunrise. No sign of the American Wigeon so far to day but he flew in late yesterday afternoon and stayed to dusk. The drake Green-winged Teal is at his
14 December 2016
Sightings 14/12/16
A stunning morning on the reserve with perfect light for viewing the wildlife. Still good numbers of birds on the Folly pond with 130 Black-tailed Godwits and around 500 Wigeon. Some very big flocks of Barnacle Geese around the Avenue Tower in the morni
14 December 2016
Leho arrives home for Christmas
Leho the GPS tagged Bewick's swan Earlier this month a second GPS tagged Bewick's swan, Leho, arrived back at WWT Welney. She is the third GPS tagged Bewick's swan to arrive back in the UK after Daisy Clarke and Ma
14 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 14th December 2016
1 Water Pipit - marsh (feeding on field to the left of the main channel) 11 Fieldfare - entrance area and Queen Elizabeth's Walk 6 Redwing - flew NW 3 Bittern - main lake N shore (seen from Peacock Tower and Headley Hide), and main reedbed (seen from
14 December 2016
Recent Sightings
Water Rail Cr. Russ Myners Millennium Wetlands Scaup 1 (Adult female) Cormorant 3 Grey Heron 2 Mute Swan 4 Shelduck 7 Wigeon 23 Gadwall 92 Teal 49 Mallard 46 Pintail 9 Shoveler 12 Pochard 18 Tufted Duck 43 Buzzard 1 W
13 December 2016
Sightings Tuesday 13th December
Bewick's swan Mute swan Whooper swan Teal Pintail Pochard Wigeon Grey heron Redshank Marsh harrier Peregrine
13 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 13/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Lapwing 148 Wigeon 1 Eurasian teal 16 Shelduck 4 Saline Lagoon Curlew 46 Grey heron 2 Eurasian teal 3 Hawthorn Wood Robin 7 Dunnock 2 Willow tit 1 Coal tit 5 Goldfinch 3 Blue tit 9 Great tit 8 Chaffinch 14 Other birds Song
13 December 2016
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Hedge and ground feeding birds at dawn included four Blackbird, 4 Chaffinch and a Dunnock. Out on the Dumbles salt marsh and pasture the goose flocks offered Greylag, Canada and Barnacle Geese. Wigeon and Lapwing numbers are increasing here
13 December 2016
Wildlife sightings for 13th December 2016
1 Jack Snipe - grazing marsh 4 Snipe - grazing marsh 1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Water Pipit - wader scrape 2 Bittern - main lake N shore 3 Pintail - main lake 1 Peregrine - perched on Charing Cross Hospital November bird highlights: Bittern, Jac
13 December 2016
Bringing life back to the Salt Hill Stream
The Salt Hill Stream in Montem Park, Slough, is teeming with life after the latest release of 1,000 fish, part of a project involving partners from the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slough Borough Council, Thames Water and the Environment Agency.
13 December 2016
Goosander sighting
Holden Tower Low tide during the hide round period produced a drake Goosander, it was viewable distantly through the murky weather from the tower, it was loafing and preening on one of the low tide pools/creeks. Other birds seen included a flock of 91
12 December 2016
Waste not, want not
The hibernaculum starts as rubble such as pieces of brick. Creating new sustainable habitats is a big part of the work we do here at WWT Washington Wetland Centre; and where there's waste there's an opportunity! You
12 December 2016
Our amazing giant LEGO® brick animals are back
Amazing giant LEGO® brick animals at WWT London Wetland Centre Saturday 17 December to Saturday 28 January Escape the festive frenzy with a visit to see our giant LEGO brick animals in the magical setting of this award winning nature reserve. This winter
12 December 2016
Sightings Monday 12th December
Bewick's swan Mute swan Whooper swan Teal Wigeon Pochard Great white egret Little egret Lapwing Snipe Kingfisher Reed bunting
12 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 12/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Wigeon (pair) 2 Lapwing 86 Curlew 4 Eurasian teal 9 Sparrowhawk (female) 1 Kestrel (male) 1 Shelduck 5 Saline Lagoon Sparrowhawk (female) 1 Hawthorn Wood Robin 7 Dunnock 1 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Coal tit 5 Blue tit 12 G
12 December 2016